Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

KMT-2020-BLG-0414L b

A rocky terrestrial orbiting the unknown KMT-2020-BLG-0414L, located approximately 3,979.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 1.20 Earth radii
  • A mass of 1.87 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.30 g
  • Semi-major axis 2.0700 AU
  • Distance from Earth 3,979.10 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.942
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 70,171,481 years

Context from the literature

KMT-2020-BLG-0414L is a white dwarf star about 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius, which is orbited by an Earth-mass exoplanet and a brown dwarf.

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1 sibling around KMT-2020-BLG-0414L

KMT-2020-BLG-0414L b shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
KMT-2020-BLG-0414L b this Rocky Terrestrial 1.20 1.87 2021
KMT-2020-BLG-0414L c Gas Giant 11.90 8,581.37 2021

KMT-2020-BLG-0414L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
1.20 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.107 R♃
Mass
1.87 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.006 M♃
Density
5.95 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.30 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Rocky Terrestrial

ESI Score 0.942
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2021
Method Microlensing
Facility KMTNet
Telescope 1.6 m wide-field telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#75of 570

top 13.0%

This planet

1.20R⊕

Rocky Terrestrial median

1.01R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth KMT-2020-BLG-0414L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.001.2011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.001.87317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.515.951.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.302.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 1.870 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Rocky Terrestrial cohort

Radius 1.200 R⊕ · percentile 84 / cohort 570
Mass 1.870 M⊕ · percentile 77 / cohort 570
Distance 1,220.00 pc · percentile 96 / cohort 566
ESI 0.942 · percentile 93 / cohort 570

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
2.0700 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
°

Year Length

Orbital period for this planet has not yet been measured.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.942

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Zang et al. 2021

Instrument

18k Mosaic CCD camera

Publication

2021-11

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: KMT-2020-BLG-0414L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.490 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
1,220.00 parsec
Light-years 3,979.10 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 70,171,481 yr

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